Dhah Urf Ram Nagarਧਹ ਉਰਫ ਰਾਮ ਨਗਰ

Where is Dhah Urf Ram Nagar?

Dhah Urf Ram Nagar is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Dhah--Urf--Ram--Nagar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031718, and it covers 184 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 598 people in Dhah Urf Ram Nagar: 308 men and 290 women, living in 130 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 184 hectares, the population density works out to about 325 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 942 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 236 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.74 per cent and women at 80.38 per cent. The census recorded 175 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 162 main workers, the largest group, 59, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 55 cultivators on their own land and 45 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhah Urf Ram Nagar's land. Of the village's 184 hectares, 129 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 126 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (126 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 55 cultivators and 50 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhah Urf Ram Nagar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pawal, Mandial, Jandu Janda and Baupur.

What is the population of Dhah Urf Ram Nagar?

The population of Dhah Urf Ram Nagar was 598 at the 2011 census, living in 130 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dhah Urf Ram Nagar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhah Urf Ram Nagar has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.